‘Musing Maasin’ Archives
The critical virtue
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.” “But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and [...]
Romualdezes + Petillas =DZR Airport rehab?!
Why the proposition? Because it has been reported twice already: Tacloban-DZR airport rehabilitation is seemingly nowhere on the national government’s top priorities for budgeting. In the recent episode of ANC’s Talkback with Tina Munoz-Palma, Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim had reported on the list of airports the national government is giving immediate attention today, particularly with reference to our tourism industry; and unfortunately DZR airport was not being mentioned. I’ve [...]
Re-energizing the Philippines 101
I feel like recollecting the communication I have had with Dr. Rico Obligado Cruz, a leading expert in renewable energy in the country and in the world. Incidentally, Dr. Cruz comes from Eastern Visayas region. He is also an outstanding Southern Leyteño for 2010 and an outstanding alumnus of VISCA, now Leyte State University (LSU), in Baybay, Leyte. Dr. Cruz is now based overseas, heading a global company called Eco Energy International, a company with a modern approach to the generation of [...]
Wading into Tacloban’s water problem
OVERHEARD: Like it or not, a rift will continue to widen between Leyte Metropolitan Water District (LMWD) and Tacloban city government. Today said issue is getting another momentum as it is reported that the city government under Mayor Alfred Romualdez has publicly announced that it will construct its own water utility for its constituents. Reyan Arinto of this paper and Business World reported yesterday that Asiatic Consultants, Inc. has been commissioned by Maynilad Water Services, Inc. [...]
The better “politics”
I’ve came across with four civil societies or socio-civic organizations in the region lately. And in my observation, I’ve understood that socio-civic clubs, whether affiliated internationally or not, are quite promising in terms of delivering its services and functions to its members and clients. Socio-civic organizations or similar groups are abounding in our midst—from ordinary social or sports clubs, community organizations, charities, cooperatives , professional associations, [...]
“Communicating” tourism in So. Leyte
Being a Southern Leyteño, I wish to talk about the position of my province in terms of tourism advantages here in the region. Undeniably, the province is now getting attention from the outsiders due to the recent development on its tourism agenda. This is happening due to the strong partnership between the public and private sector in Southern Leyte as represented by Gov. Damian Mercado and Engr. Robert Castañares, President of the Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry [...]
This Advisory is a treat
It’s amazing to know how people—especially those coming from concerned government agencies like police, army, Department of National Defense, the Office of the President, and our intelligence community—are busy talking nowadays. It’s amazing how we, as citizens, are also reacting on the media reports about terror threats in our land. Whether the report is true or not, whether the information is “raw or processed”, this doesn’t matter. The bottom line is that at least there is [...]
The burden of democracy
Democracy works when people claim it as their own, wrote the American journalist Bill Moyer. I tend to believe this to be true in the American soil, yet this remains to be seen here in our land. In the Philippines, democracy, being our form of government, is widely enjoyed yet not totally understood by the majority. We don’t have to go far to prove on this. A short visit to our legislative hall in the village, town, province, or even in Congress and Senate could show enough proof on how [...]
We are ready to rumble!
If there is a success story in the lives of any Filipino sportsman in the country nobody can outshine the story and the place in sports history achieved by Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao. At 32, Manny is the only living Filipino athlete who seemingly excelled in various fields of human endeavors, notably from being a pugilist, pop artist, philanthropist, and recently, a politician. Filipinos hailed Manny as folk hero, a living legend. The country gives this accolade to him because [...]
Faces in the facebook
Somebody once prophesied that facebook will be the next planet--that is in a cyber-space. Now home to around 60 million netizens (the so-called inhabitants in the internet who are breeding by a second), facebook becomes the leading social network in the world. With it are some unimaginable feats conceived by modern men: cheap and fast communication, video/photo sharing, profiling people, doing online business and many more. This development is also made famous when “Social Network”, a [...]
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